Category: Airlines

Qantas and Virgin block middle seats to aid social distancing
Headlines

Virgin and Qantas have now stopped passengers sitting next to each other in order to improve social distancing onboard.

‘Back right off’: Queensland and NSW fight over Virgin HQ
Airlines

The two governments have become embroiled in a war of words over where the headquarters of Virgin would be if the airline receives a combined bailout funded by a number of states.

Air New Zealand Boeing 777s to remain grounded
Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand expects its Boeing 777s to remain grounded until April 2021. As a result, the airline plans to lay off nearly 1000 flight attendants from its international fleet.

Queensland government offers Virgin bailout package
Commercial Aircraft

The Palaszczuk government has announced this morning it will offer $200 million towards a national package to support COVID-19 impacted airline Virgin. The offer is contingent to a similar backing from the federal government plus other states and territories. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading

ATSB details how firefighting helicopter crew swam to safety after crash
Airlines

A firefighting crew have credited their training for enabling them to swim to safety through fuel contaminated water when their Sikorsky S-64E Skycrane crashed into a dam.

Sydney Airport granted permission to store more grounded aircraft
Airlines

The government has granted approval for Sydney Airport to use the shortest of its three runways to store grounded aircraft.

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